Subcutaneous sumatriptan in an adolescent with acute posttraumatic headache

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-440

  Abend, Nicholas S ^a   Nance, Michael L ^a   Bonnemann, Carsten ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic headache; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FALLING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SUMATRIPTAN;

EID: 41549121506     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807309772     Document Type: Article

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